Black Music Style Icons: Celebrating Prince (On His 55th Birthday!)

We’re ready to paint the day purple. Music royalty and all around genius Prince Rogers Nelson celebrates his 55th birthday today. There’s no one better to kick off our celebration of Black Music Month than with a legend of soul, funk and rock… and so much style. Whether he sets a guitar on fire, brings men to tears with sentimental strokes of piano keys, or pulsates on the stage in the throes of unrequited love, Prince has a level of mastery that we have not yet seen replicated in our generation. And that’s just the music. There’s no style the fearless fashion icon has not tried, from chaps and gravity defying heels, to a press and curl woman would die for.
We know, Sherri. We know…

Check out our playlist devoted to the one and only Prince, and relive memorable style moments.

Aaaah, I remember the days when I had a collection of Prince and Michael Jackson posters taped all over the walls of my bedroom as a teenager until that fateful day my father entered and threatened me with, “if you don’t take those sissies down off MY wall…”